Smooth Operator (track)
by Sade
Smooth Operator appears on the following album(s) by Sade:
- The Best Of Sade (track #3) (compilation) (1994)
- Diamond Life (track #1) (this album) (1984)
- Lovers Live (track #3) (2002)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #2) (compilation) (2011)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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85/100  | 09/09/2025 15:26 |  Perring | | 80/100 |
100/100 | 08/23/2025 20:00 |  nextorgd | | 96/100 |
95/100 | 07/06/2025 14:59 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
90/100 | 06/11/2025 16:18 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
85/100 | 04/16/2025 10:29 | jtc91 | | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.1/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.5.
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Sade's greatest ever song. An absolutely brilliant r'n'b track. A true eighties classic. Superb.
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